Here are a few things that were passed along to me from my friend Coach Ari Fisher. Coach Fisher is a two time state championship coach at his alma mater University High in Baton Rouge, LA where he coached some future NBA players including Boston Celtic, Glen "Big Baby" Davis. His 2004 team finished ranked #17 in the country. He is currently a professor at LSU.

"A loser becomes bitter when he is behind and careless when he is ahead; a winner keeps his equilibrium no matter which position he happens to find himself in."


"A winner is not nearly as afraid of losing, as a loser is secretly afraid of winning."

"We think when someone dear to us dies or we lose a game, or an election of some sort, or lose true love, or suffer any personal defeat- that all is ended, that the light above us turns dark forever. This simply is false. Hardship is always a true beginning. Everyone must know this; hardship sustains us and keeps us humble; and greatness comes when you are really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes- because only if you have been in the deepest valley will you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain."


"Always give your best; never get discouraged; never be petty. Always remember, others might hate you, but those who hate you can’t win unless you hate them back, and then you end up destroying yourself from bitterness and hatred."